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The Song of the Nibelungs
Nibelungenlied
Book • 1200
The Nibelungenlied is a Middle High German epic poem composed around 1200.
It tells the story of Siegfried, a legendary hero who slays a dragon and acquires a treasure, and his tragic fate.
The poem also explores the themes of honor, vengeance, and the downfall of the Burgundian kingdom.
It is based on pre-Christian Germanic heroic motifs and oral traditions.
It tells the story of Siegfried, a legendary hero who slays a dragon and acquires a treasure, and his tragic fate.
The poem also explores the themes of honor, vengeance, and the downfall of the Burgundian kingdom.
It is based on pre-Christian Germanic heroic motifs and oral traditions.
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The Nibelungenlied
